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emilyrosebooks's review against another edition
informative
tense
fast-paced
5.0
I absolutely loved this, I was engrossed from the beginning, and I feel like I definitely learned a lot about WWII that public school seems to have left out. Very fast read, and I highly recommend the audiobook because there are clips from the actual conversations where quotes would be, and it makes for a more engaging and entertaining listen.
Graphic: War
thecasualbooknerd's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Genocide, and War
retswerb's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
If Gladwell is at his worst when he’s fitting anecdotes into preconceived frameworks, he’s at his best when he’s telling a good story. There’s a little of both here, but more of the latter. The audiobook is basically a very nicely produced extended podcast, replete with audio recordings, sound design, and original music. I love podcasts, but this wasn’t what I was expecting - so it took a minute to adjust. Once I settled in, though, I was thoroughly engrossed. Gladwell is a great storyteller, and his story here is fascinating and touches on aspects of WWII that I didn’t know at all.
Graphic: War
larrytornado's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Malcolm Gladwell is a bit of a pompous know-it-all, relentlessly confident in all of his assertions... but dang he weaves an excellent story from reliable sources. Particularly good because it began as an audiobook first.
Graphic: War
Moderate: Racism
maggies's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Written very much in Gladwell’s Revisionist History tone, this book is super readable, even if the content is at times disturbing.
Graphic: War, Murder, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
lotsofsarah's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Graphic: War
lilicodes's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
4.75
Moderate: War, Violence, and Racism
amandapearl2's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.25
Moderate: War
laurengent's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Moderate: War
rhosynmd's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, and Death